A Network Approach to Depressive DisordersAbstractTreatments to depression often take a latent modeling approach whereby depressive symptoms are a common cause of the disorder. However, such an approach is not without problems. For example, covariance amongst indicators are deemed spurious. Network modeling has been proposed as an alternative way of explaining depression. The purpose of this article is to introduce the network approach and outline how it can be used to foster the development of effective treatment packages. Viewing depression as a network may result in a reduction in the number of patients experiencing depressive episodes. (Source: Journal of Rati...Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - May 8, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Self-Reported Dysfunctional Anger in Men and Women at a Psychiatric Outpatient ClinicThis study examined self-reported gender differences in a clinical sample of individuals referred for concerns about dysfunctional anger on measures of anger and aggression. The sample consisted of adults aged 18 years or over (N = 543; 90 [17%] women and 453 [83%] men) who presented at an outpatient anger clinic for treatment of their dysfunctional anger between 2003 and 2014. We found that women in the psychiatric outpatient sample significantly outscored men on many of the anger variables and reported similar levels of aggression, which contradicts previous reports in nonclinical populations. These r...Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - April 10, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Conceptual Confusion in Psychological Therapy: Towards a Taxonomy of TherapiesAbstractThis paper addresses confusion apparent in the discussion of psychological therapies. Such confusion relates to the differentiation, or lack of, of therapy constructs across categorical levels. Conceptual confusion is identified in terms of an apparent failure to differentiate theoretical frameworks of human functioning, specific therapy packages, and individual techniques from one another. Confusing to which level various concepts belong results in misunderstandings in psychological research, practice and education. The paper further sets out to provide a framework to help delineate these conceptual levels and to ...Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - February 25, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Procrastination and Rational/Irrational Beliefs: A Moderated Mediation ModelAbstractThe present study focuses on the integrated effect of self-doubt, rational and irrational beliefs, and fear of failure on procrastination in a sample of Turkish undergraduate students (N = 293). The results confirm prior evidence indicating that self-doubt, fear of failure, and rational/irrational beliefs were important predictors of procrastination. The results show that (a) both self-doubt and irrational beliefs have direct and interactive effects on fear of failure, (b) fear of failure mediates the relationship between self-doubt and procrastination, (c) rational beliefs moderated the predictive ef...Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - February 23, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

An Investigation of Sequencing Effects in Combining Cognitive Questioning and Mindful AcceptanceAbstractCognitive-behavioral treatments assume that the mechanisms of change depend on the assessment and questioning of biased beliefs. In contrast, recent developments have emphasized mindful acceptance interventions, in which clients allow thoughts to come and go without questioning them. In order to discuss therapeutic efficacy difference in emotional disorders, we explored the possible normalizing effects of cognitive questioning and mindful acceptance on sympathetic reactivity aroused by recall tasks. We compared the effects of different sequencing of cognitive questioning and mindful acceptance on emotional distress...Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - December 6, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Early Maladaptive Schemas and Cognitive-Behavioral Aspect of Anger: Schema Model PerspectiveThis study examined the relationships between early maladaptive schemas (EMSs), anger, and aggression among 86 adult individuals in Anger therapy group (n = 24), Control group (n = 29) and Outpatients group (n = 33). The results indicated that the mistrust/abuse schema among five schemas in disconnection/rejection domain, and the entitlement/grandiosity schema among two schemas in impaired limits domain were the strongest predictors of an ger and aggression. The next schemas that were associated or predicted anger and aggression and might be considered in therapy are insufficient ...Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - November 28, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

When is Unconditional Self-Acceptance a Better Predictor of Mental Health than Self-Esteem?This study aimed to compare USA and SE as predictors of mental health when positive and negative affectivity traits are included in the same model. Indicators of mental health were subjective well-being, a state of positive and negative affect, and state of anxiety and depression. The sample consisted of 268 university students. The following instruments were used: Big five plus two (Smederevac et al. in Velikih pet plus dva: Primena i nterpretacija [Big Five Plus Two: Manual for administration and interpretation], Centar za primenjenu psihologiju, Beograd,2010), Unconditional Self-Acceptance Questionnaire (Chamberlain and...Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - November 23, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The Development and Validation of the Thai-Translated Irrational Performance Beliefs Inventory (T-iPBI)AbstractOne of the most commonly employed cognitive-behavioural approaches to psychotherapy is rational-emotive behaviour therapy, but researchers have been troubled by some of the limitations of irrational beliefs psychometrics. As a result, Turner et al. (Eur J Psychol Assess 34:174 –180,2018a.https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000314) developed the Irrational Performance Beliefs Inventory (iPBI), a novel measure of irrational beliefs for use within performance domains. However, the linguistic and cross-cultural adaptation of the iPBI into other languages is necessary for its multinational and multicultural use. Th...Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - October 12, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Savoring as Mediator Between Irrational Beliefs, Depression, and JoyThis study aimed to investigate the relationship between irrational beliefs, as described in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, savoring, depression and joy. Data were collected from a sample of 276 individuals. Participants filled in online the following questionnaires: ABS-2, DASS-21, SBI and DPES. Of the four irrational beliefs (i.e., demandingness, awfulizing, frustration intolerance, and self/other downing), self/other downing explained the highest variance of savoring. Mediation analyses revealed that savoring was a mediator in the relation between self/other downing and depression, as well as in the relation between...Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - September 17, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Savoring as Mediator Between Irrational Beliefs, Depression, and JoyThis study aimed to investigate the relationship between irrational beliefs, as described in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, savoring, depression and joy. Data were collected from a sample of 276 individuals. Participants filled in online the following questionnaires: ABS-2, DASS-21, SBI and DPES. Of the four irrational beliefs (i.e., demandingness, awfulizing, frustration intolerance, and self/other downing), self/other downing explained the highest variance of savoring. Mediation analyses revealed that savoring was a mediator in the relation between self/other downing and depression, as well as in the relation between...Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - September 17, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The Manager as Coach: Cross-Cultural Adaptation of an Instrument Assessing Managers ’ Coaching SkillsAbstractWhile coaching has been conceived as a new managerial strategy and effective leadership initiative in organizations, the concept of ‘manager as coach’ has gained considerably popularity. In this context, the interest for reliable and valid tools to assess managers’ coaching skills increased among practitioners and organizations. This paper provides additional analyses of an instrument assessing managers’ coaching skills in business settings and examines a theoretical model in identifying manager coaching skills from two informational sources, namely self-report and other-report. This work do...Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - September 11, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The Manager as Coach: Cross-Cultural Adaptation of an Instrument Assessing Managers ’ Coaching SkillsAbstractWhile coaching has been conceived as a new managerial strategy and effective leadership initiative in organizations, the concept of ‘manager as coach’ has gained considerably popularity. In this context, the interest for reliable and valid tools to assess managers’ coaching skills increased among practitioners and organizations. This paper provides additional analyses of an instrument assessing managers’ coaching skills in business settings and examines a theoretical model in identifying manager coaching skills from two informational sources, namely self-report and other-report. This work do...Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - September 11, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Psychometric Qualities of Turkish Version of Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire (PTQ)AbstractRepetitive negative thinking (RNT) is an umbrella term that refers to an individual ’s tendency to have negative thoughts in an uncontrollable and repetitive manner regardless of their content and temporal focus. RNT is suggested to be a transdiagnostic factor that may be associated with vulnerability for many different psychological disorders. The aim of the present study is to examine the psychometric qualities of Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire (PTQ), which is a scale that assesses non-disorder-specific form of RNT. The data was gathered from 446 Turkish individuals between the ages of 18 and 58 ...Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - September 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Frustration Discomfort Scale (FDS). A Psychometric Study of the Italian VersionAbstractThe Frustration Discomfort Scale (FDS, Harrington2005a) was developed as a multidimensional measure of frustration intolerance. Frustration intolerance plays an important role in behavioral and cognitive model of emotional problems (Harrington2006). The aim of this study is to translate the original English version of FDS into Italian and to assess the validity and reliability of the Italian version for application among Italian population. The Italian version of FDS-R, with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were administered on-line to 497 subjects aged from 18 to 66 years old. The exploratory factor...Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - September 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Psycho-Educational Group Intervention Based on Reality Therapy to Cope with Academic ProcrastinationThis study explored the efficacy of a psycho-educational group intervention based on reality therapy for treating youth with academic procrastination. The participants consisted of undergraduates from a state university located in the Eastern Black Sea Region in Turkey. A 10-session training program based on reality therapy was implemented with the experimental group, and a no treatment control group served as the comparison. Pre-test, post-test, and follow-up measure for the experimental and control groups were analyzed used in the research. Two-way analysis of variance split plot design. The findings showed that the trai...Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - September 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

CBT Delivered in a Specialized Depression Clinic for College Students with Depressive SymptomsThis study utilized a novel recruitment strategy and examined the efficacy of CBT provided by specialists in a depression clinical research center. We conducted depression screenings at four universities in the Boston area. 30 college students (ages 18 –24 between 2009 and 2013) who were experiencing symptoms of depression and/or suicidal ideation were offered 12-weeks of a flexible manualized form of CBT. CBT resulted in a significant reduction in depression, anxiety, suicidality, and some forms of negative cognition. CBT was effective for redu cing depression and related symptoms, including suicidality. Larger-scal...Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - August 31, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Aversive Indecisiveness Predicts Risks for and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression Over Avoidant IndecisivenessAbstractIndecisiveness is defined as a maladaptive trait resulting in difficulty making decisions across time and situations. Indecisiveness is positively correlated with measures of anxiety, worry, and depression and has been listed as a symptom of Major Depressive Disorder for decades. Indecisiveness is also a distinguishing cognitive process associated with other disorders, such as Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive –Compulsive Disorder, and Hoarding Disorder. Recently, indecisiveness has been found to be represented by two distinct dimensions, labeled aversive and avoidant indecisiveness. Aversive indecisive...Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - August 24, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

A Contribution to Validation of the Short Schema Mode Inventory in an Italian Clinical Versus Non-clinical PopulationAbstractSchema therapy (ST) has been proven to be an effective psychotherapy model in the treatment of complex personality disorders. ST helps analyze causes of emotional, cognitive, and behavioral alteration in patients using schemas and modes (i.e., sets of emotional states, coping responses and schemas active in a given moment). ST finds its empirical validation in the short Schema Mode Inventory (SMI), a practical tool consisting of 14 subscales assessing 14 different mode categories, grouped in 4 (child, coping, parent and adult modes) high-order categories used to assess different modes at different times. We introdu...Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - August 21, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

An Emotional Skills Intervention for Elementary Children with Autism in China: A Pilot StudyAbstractThe purpose of this pilot study was to examine the effects of an emotional skills intervention on behavioral and emotional competence, as well as on communication for children with autism in China. Eight children (seven boys and one girl), aged 7 to 8, participated in this study. We used a pre and posttest group design. The intervention consisted of 10 group sessions and four individual sessions. Each group session had two or three children. The intervention curriculum consisted of emotion recognition, emotion recognition within context, self-expression of emotions, seeking help when encountering problems, and tech...Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - July 16, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

A Logical Foundation for Rational Emotive Behaviour TherapyAbstractRational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT) depends on the implications A ⊃ B and B ⊃ C where A is an activating event, B is a belief and C is an emotional consequence. We use this idea to present a logical theory for REBT, and show how it can be used to create a computer program that can be used as a therapist’s aid. (Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy)Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - June 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research